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circlmastr (9/21/04 7:58:21 PM): Think anyone could get me a plane ticket to NY? I need sex.
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Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:00:05 PM): Adam going to be in this'n?
milesmk1 (9/21/04 8:00:10 PM): Eh... What's in NY?
thematrian1 (9/21/04 8:00:15 PM): Technically it's not impossible.
thematrian1 (9/21/04 8:00:20 PM): but no, I doubt it much
circlmastr (9/21/04 8:00:30 PM): A girl willing to have sex with me.
milesmk1 (9/21/04 8:01:05 PM): Really... Aw, God, I'll be nice, but you have no idea how much this is costing me... :)
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:01:56 PM): Hehehe
thematrian1 (9/21/04 8:03:00 PM): Anyway. When we left Our Heroes, they'd left Zephyr/Mr. J in a secluded part of Westside.
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:04:17 PM): *Pouts*
milesmk1 (9/21/04 8:04:34 PM): Then we had a couple of strong drinks.
thematrian1 (9/21/04 8:04:48 PM): Then Shojo called Martha, and everyone else went home and died
thematrian1 (9/21/04 8:04:52 PM): having had a long few days
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:05:45 PM): *Dead dead dead*
thematrian1 (9/21/04 8:08:24 PM): A week passes. Nothing exciting happens unless you make it happen.
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:08:32 PM): One moment, checking books quickly
milesmk1 (9/21/04 8:09:21 PM): Well... Do we get the rest of the money for poor dead Sam? Or a big juicy wire transfer?
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:09:34 PM): Would a remote-control deck be within the purview of what I'm Connected with, or is that sufficiently different?
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:09:43 PM): A valid point. We need to know if we're hunting the wind
thematrian1 (9/21/04 8:10:01 PM): You get another 15kY, with a note that there were a bunch of nasty toxics floating around in his more sensitive organs.
thematrian1 (9/21/04 8:10:12 PM): (hunting the wind?)
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:10:16 PM): (Zephyr)
thematrian1 (9/21/04 8:10:19 PM): And no, remote-control decks are too far off
milesmk1 (9/21/04 8:10:21 PM): How much did we get for him to begin with?
thematrian1 (9/21/04 8:10:23 PM): (Aha, heh)
thematrian1 (9/21/04 8:10:29 PM): 25kY
milesmk1 (9/21/04 8:10:29 PM): And what was the advance for this job?
thematrian1 (9/21/04 8:10:35 PM): 20kY
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:10:58 PM): So we've got 60k to split. Anything from Zephyr?
circlmastr (9/21/04 8:11:04 PM): Yeah
milesmk1 (9/21/04 8:11:26 PM): Actually, it's 20k to split four ways, since Sam would have been alive, and 40k to splt 3 ways...
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:11:46 PM): Would we have divvied up the advance before purchasing needed gear?
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:11:54 PM): (Which he didn't give us a chance to do)
thematrian1 (9/21/04 8:11:55 PM): A cogent point. And yes, I'm pretty sure you did.
milesmk1 (9/21/04 8:12:05 PM): So it's 18,300. Not much of a difference...
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:12:13 PM): Did we get his credstick when we looted his body?
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:12:19 PM): (I feel like such a bad person)
milesmk1 (9/21/04 8:12:26 PM): That's because you are.
thematrian1 (9/21/04 8:12:27 PM): (as well you should)
milesmk1 (9/21/04 8:12:34 PM): And I don't think we did.
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:12:44 PM): Interesting. He didn't have it on him?
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:12:50 PM): Weird. C'est la vie.
thematrian1 (9/21/04 8:12:51 PM): I'll ask him, but I don't think so.
circlmastr (9/21/04 8:13:14 PM): And Shojo splits the money from Zephyr of course
thematrian1 (9/21/04 8:13:24 PM): (My listing of his worldly possessions was off his sheet)
thematrian1 (9/21/04 8:13:28 PM): Which was how much again?
circlmastr (9/21/04 8:13:40 PM): *cheats the team and says 10k* j/k
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:13:53 PM): Agreed upon was ¥160k
circlmastr (9/21/04 8:13:54 PM): 160k
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:13:57 PM): Twice the job
circlmastr (9/21/04 8:14:04 PM): Split thrice
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:14:18 PM): Wait. So where'd Sam's money go? You say that was everything liste
thematrian1 (9/21/04 8:14:21 PM): A princely sum.
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:14:25 PM): *d
circlmastr (9/21/04 8:14:30 PM): Which we're going to spend, I'm sure
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:14:35 PM): (I'm genuinely confused now, not just grubbing for more cash)
thematrian1 (9/21/04 8:14:46 PM): (His sheet was out of date; I don't know where his advance money was. I'll have to ask him.)
milesmk1 (9/21/04 8:15:31 PM): So we DID get the 160,000?
thematrian1 (9/21/04 8:15:41 PM): yes
thematrian1 (9/21/04 8:15:46 PM): well, aprts of it
milesmk1 (9/21/04 8:15:46 PM): Is there a way to make electronic NewYen kill you, or something?
thematrian1 (9/21/04 8:15:55 PM): no
milesmk1 (9/21/04 8:16:09 PM): Huh. All right.
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:16:13 PM): Ok. So ¥53,333 each, ¥53,334 for Shojo
circlmastr (9/21/04 8:16:36 PM): W00t
circlmastr (9/21/04 8:16:54 PM): Plus the 183whatever
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:17:13 PM): Time to go shopping.
circlmastr (9/21/04 8:17:18 PM): No it isn't
circlmastr (9/21/04 8:17:20 PM): Hold up
thematrian1 (9/21/04 8:17:20 PM): 53 1/3 kY + 18 1/3 kY = 71 2/3 kY
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:17:46 PM): What'd I miss?
circlmastr (9/21/04 8:18:01 PM): Something going on in IMs that I want to finish up before bringing it up IC in the chat
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:18:06 PM): Ah
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:18:08 PM): Fire away, then.
thematrian1 (9/21/04 8:18:38 PM): (Actually, the IM thing is 4 days in. There's time for a little shopping)
milesmk1 (9/21/04 8:19:01 PM): So... Do we get the money, or is contingent on the IM thing?
circlmastr (9/21/04 8:19:13 PM): We got the money
milesmk1 (9/21/04 8:19:34 PM): Yay!
circlmastr (9/21/04 8:19:54 PM): Look, we didn't get screwed!... again...
circlmastr (9/21/04 8:21:56 PM): *four days later, calls up Alex*
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:22:31 PM): (Going out of sequence here, as I'm buying some stuff before; just figuring out what it would be) *Click* "Hello?"
circlmastr (9/21/04 8:22:42 PM): "Hey hon, it's me."
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:22:50 PM): "Hey Shoj. What's up?"
circlmastr (9/21/04 8:23:01 PM): "Got the van fixed yet?"
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:23:27 PM): (*Double-checks*)
thematrian1 (9/21/04 8:23:29 PM): (Wow, way to make the conversation contingent on things that haven't happened yet ;-))
circlmastr (9/21/04 8:23:34 PM): (lol)
circlmastr (9/21/04 8:23:42 PM): (Sorry(
circlmastr (9/21/04 8:23:46 PM): *)
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:25:37 PM): Base Avail for Citymaster parts is 7/7 Days. Rolling Etiquette:
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:25:47 PM): Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 1 2 1 3 3
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:25:50 PM): Eww.
thematrian1 (9/21/04 8:25:51 PM): ::cringe::
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:26:00 PM): Again at +2 the following day or something?
thematrian1 (9/21/04 8:26:21 PM): Sounds fair.
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:26:26 PM): Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 1 1 5 2 4
milesmk1 (9/21/04 8:26:29 PM): *Blake is skimming through cyberware catalogs*
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:26:35 PM): I guess I'm waiting a week.
circlmastr (9/21/04 8:26:39 PM): I think the rules say you can pay extra to lower the Avail TN
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:26:46 PM): "No, parts are a bitch to get."
circlmastr (9/21/04 8:27:15 PM): "We'll take a semiballistic then. Martha's in trouble."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 8:28:05 PM): *Suddenly gets a horrible migraine for no discernible reason.*
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:28:25 PM): (It'll already cost nearly 10k for repairs, and the CMCs are keeping everything running smoothly at the moment)
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:28:32 PM): "What's wrong?"
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:28:46 PM): *Inwardly: "and why are we involved?"*
circlmastr (9/21/04 8:29:24 PM): "The Russians came to her and asked her to continue that Minerva project on her own. I think they did to dear Viktor what we did to Sam, only they did it prematurely."
circlmastr (9/21/04 8:30:05 PM): (We're involved because Shojo has maternal instincts, damnit! heh)
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:31:11 PM): "So what's the matter?"
milesmk1 (9/21/04 8:31:11 PM): (Maternal? What was the name of Oedipus' mother, again?)
circlmastr (9/21/04 8:32:24 PM): "You remember how on edge Viktor was? The pussy was scared shitless of these people. Do you really want to subject a poor innocent girl to that?"
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:33:04 PM): "Did she have gerbils in her past too?"
circlmastr (9/21/04 8:33:27 PM): "I'm not joking here, Alex. We need to go get her."
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:34:25 PM): "I'll do what I can, but I'm not going to do anything that will get another team on our ass. That last one was close enough."
circlmastr (9/21/04 8:35:38 PM): "She was smart enough not to call from her dorm, the sooner we get her out the less time they have to get their claws in her."
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:36:48 PM): "I'll come pick you up in a bit. Remember that we need to get through PCC borders again."
circlmastr (9/21/04 8:37:01 PM): "You sure the damage to the van won't attract attention?"
thematrian1 (9/21/04 8:37:20 PM): (scorch marks, mostly. It might could well)
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:37:48 PM): (Cosmetic damage isn't repairable either?)
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:37:59 PM): (I'm assuming that'd be easier to do than the non-cos stuff)
thematrian1 (9/21/04 8:38:26 PM): (A cogent point. Yeah, give me a B/R and don't botch it, and the cosmetics will be set)
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:39:05 PM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 5 4 3 2 4 3
thematrian1 (9/21/04 8:39:24 PM): (Yeah, the van is purty again)
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:39:46 PM): (My roll for repairing the actual damage is 3, so that would've repaired it in about 4 hours if I could only have gotten my hands on the damn parts...)
thematrian1 (9/21/04 8:40:15 PM): (Yeah, well, everybody and their brother wrecked their Citymasters this week)
circlmastr (9/21/04 8:40:16 PM): (Yeah well, life sucks all over)
circlmastr (9/21/04 8:41:22 PM): (So are you going to tell Shojo you got the burn marks out? heh)
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:41:38 PM): "It shouldn't."
circlmastr (9/21/04 8:42:17 PM): "You sure?"
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:43:02 PM): "Sure as I can be. If you want to take the semiballistic, go ahead; I'm driving the van."
circlmastr (9/21/04 8:44:28 PM): "Alright, we'll take the van. Should we bring Blake along? We probably won't need a strongarm, but you never know..."
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:44:51 PM): "Could be a good idea. You're calling him, though."
circlmastr (9/21/04 8:45:24 PM): "Sure thing. Just get ready as soon as you can and pick me up. I don't want to wait longer than I have to."
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:45:58 PM): "Sure thing." *Click*
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:46:03 PM): *Sighs, gets stuff ready*
circlmastr (9/21/04 8:46:09 PM): *calls up Blake*
thematrian1 (9/21/04 8:46:19 PM): His phone is busy.
thematrian1 (9/21/04 8:46:34 PM): You are entreated to leave a message at the sound of the tone.
circlmastr (9/21/04 8:47:51 PM): *waits for beep* "Blake, it's Shojo. Martha's in trouble and Alex and I are going to get her. We'd like for you to come along, if you're busy I can pay you for your time. Call me back ASAP." *click*
circlmastr (9/21/04 8:49:35 PM): *gets herself ready*
milesmk1 (9/21/04 8:53:58 PM): Sorry... Lots of stuff happening on my end.
circlmastr (9/21/04 8:54:20 PM): S'okay
milesmk1 (9/21/04 8:55:10 PM): *Calls Shojo back.*
circlmastr (9/21/04 8:55:36 PM): *picks up* "'lo?"
milesmk1 (9/21/04 8:57:07 PM): "Hey. Blake here. Got your message - pick me up as soon as possible, but don't buy any tickets yet. There's something we need to talk about, badly."
circlmastr (9/21/04 8:57:18 PM): "What's wrong?"
milesmk1 (9/21/04 8:57:31 PM): "People asking questions. I'd rather talk in person."
circlmastr (9/21/04 8:57:49 PM): "Alright. Alex and I will pick you up ASAP."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 8:58:07 PM): *Loads up his duffel bag o' death*
circlmastr (9/21/04 8:58:17 PM): *calls up Alex*
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:58:43 PM): *Click* "Yeah?"
circlmastr (9/21/04 8:59:14 PM): "Blake just called back, we need to pick him up. There's some problem with people asking questions, he wouldn't talk about it over the phone. Why does everything have to be going wrong today?"
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:59:29 PM): "It's just our day."
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:59:40 PM): *Loads up van, heads to pick them up*
Umbrafer (9/21/04 8:59:55 PM): What's Blake's neighborhood like?
circlmastr (9/21/04 9:00:07 PM): *climbs into the van with stuff when Alex arrives, and immediately plugs her deck in and jacks in*
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:00:51 PM): (Medium lifestyle somewhere safe but not too corporate)
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:01:12 PM): (Are there a lot of vehicles there?)
thematrian1 (9/21/04 9:01:44 PM): (Yeah, especially compared to the neighborhoods you've been in)
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:02:48 PM): *Nods* Ok. Going to scan for targets giving
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:02:53 PM): ER
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:02:56 PM): *r
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:03:02 PM): In the immediate area.
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:03:06 PM): Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 4 5 4 1 5
thematrian1 (9/21/04 9:03:13 PM): scan for targets giving what now?
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:03:19 PM): Scrap the giving
circlmastr (9/21/04 9:03:19 PM): *pulls the plug* "Goddamnit"
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:03:33 PM): *Keeps the mostly-useless info, just in case* "What's wrong?"
circlmastr (9/21/04 9:04:41 PM): "My UCLA accounts were deleted"
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:06:25 PM): "Isn't that typical?"
circlmastr (9/21/04 9:06:56 PM): "I guess... but still, pisses me off"
thematrian1 (9/21/04 9:09:44 PM): You arrive at Blake's good place.
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:10:41 PM): *Comes down when called* (carrying a large bag and looking tense)
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:10:49 PM): Anyone being unsubtle at staking the place out?
circlmastr (9/21/04 9:11:22 PM): (brb)
thematrian1 (9/21/04 9:11:22 PM): Nope.
circlmastr (9/21/04 9:12:04 PM): (back)
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:12:36 PM): Fair enough. Going to pick up Blake and then book in random directions while we talk.
thematrian1 (9/21/04 9:12:39 PM): Our Heroes are together again.
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:12:51 PM): Nothing too illegal, but keeping at or slightly above the speed limit at all times
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:13:19 PM): "What's up?
circlmastr (9/21/04 9:13:29 PM): "Come on, let's get going"
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:13:38 PM): "Remember that ganger I peeled off the street a while ago?"
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:14:02 PM): "Yep?"
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:14:16 PM): "He just came across some interesting info... By way of some ex-friends of his."
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:14:35 PM): "Is he still alive?"
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:15:02 PM): "Yeah... He's fine. Better be, with all the money getting his skull put back together cost."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:15:43 PM): "Anyway, those morons are planning to hit a UCAS (or ex-UCAS) big shot who came into town recently, spending tons on money, and asking a LOT of questions."
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:15:44 PM): "So what'd he have to say?
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:16:00 PM): "Wanna know who he's asking about?"
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:16:14 PM): "Zephyr?"
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:16:50 PM): "A 'guy' who comes into town every few months from (supposedly) an abandoned airbase west of here, gets some 'work' done, and leaves."
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:17:02 PM): "...I see."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:17:10 PM): "And old guy, black, with the worst teeth you've ever seen. And EVERYONE associated with him."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:17:17 PM): (an old guy)
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:17:20 PM): "A guy with an unhealthy taste in sulpher?"
circlmastr (9/21/04 9:17:21 PM): "That fucker AGAIN?"
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:17:48 PM): "Wasn't mentioned, but what are the chances?"
circlmastr (9/21/04 9:18:13 PM): "We can deal with him later, right now we need to get Martha"
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:18:16 PM): "Any idea what the big shot's asking about?"
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:19:13 PM): (No, the big-shot is asking about the sulphur-eater and anything associated with him.)
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:19:21 PM): (aka, us, for example)
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:19:43 PM): (The guy with no teeth is the one that comes out of the desert periodically)
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:20:14 PM): (Specific questions, I meant)
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:20:22 PM): "What else, rather?"
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:20:26 PM): "If anything?"
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:20:29 PM): "Or specifics?"
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:20:58 PM): "He didn't know, and you people were the first ones I called - didn't have a chance to call any of my contacts."
circlmastr (9/21/04 9:21:16 PM): "We can get going now, I'll look on the Matrix as we go"
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:22:07 PM): "..."
circlmastr (9/21/04 9:22:23 PM): "What?"
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:22:56 PM): "This guy is throwing around a lot of money, and might end up getting on our trail. We did blow away a bunch of people for the man he's looking for."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:23:34 PM): "That aside, do we have a plan on dealing with Martha, or are we just going in guns blazing?"
circlmastr (9/21/04 9:24:23 PM): "She knows we're coming, we can just get her and leave. We shouldn't need guns, but I'd rather have you along just in case."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:24:33 PM): "Not to mention that if some ganger morons are about to try to attack him, it would be the perfect chance to see what protection he's got. Or quietly make sure he stops asking questions."
circlmastr (9/21/04 9:25:53 PM): "We don't have to hire gangers for that in person you know"
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:26:11 PM): "Well, if Alex is going along with this, I'm not going to run around trying to keep tabs on them by myself, and might as well make sure this goes as smoothly and quickly as possible... If."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:26:29 PM): "Either way, we should get going as quickly as possible."
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:27:21 PM): "Shojo, check on him. Find as much as you can in the next hour, then we'll decide. It does Martha no good to get pulled out if we get ourselves wasted. At least now they're probably not going to kill her."
circlmastr (9/21/04 9:27:40 PM): *nods and jacks back in*
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:28:28 PM): "Blake, have you ever used a remote-control deck before?"
circlmastr (9/21/04 9:28:30 PM): CirclMastr rolled 5 6-sided dice: 1 5 3 5 2
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:31:01 PM): "Nope. By the way, I got sick of never having the right gear around when gathering info turns into a street war, so I brought along some more gear."
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:31:12 PM): Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 1 5 6 2 1
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:31:32 PM): Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 1 6 6 1 6
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:31:37 PM): Umbrafer rolled 3 6-sided dice: 4 1 3
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:31:50 PM): Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 4 1 4 4 3
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:33:07 PM): "But I'm getting pretty good with electronics... I'm sure I can figure it out. Got a manual?"
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:33:11 PM): "Me too. Anything you'd like to show off?"
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:33:15 PM): "Somewhere around here.
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:33:16 PM): *"
circlmastr (9/21/04 9:33:39 PM): "Now this is weird"
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:34:09 PM): "What?"
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:34:43 PM): "Uh... Well, there's the two AK's, one scoped, one with a grenade launcger, five pistols, a few hundred rounds of ammo, a couple dozen grenades, my helmet, a couple of shock gloves, a knife, cammo suit, another med kit..."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:34:55 PM): "I left the Great Dragon behind..."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:35:01 PM): "What's weird?"
circlmastr (9/21/04 9:35:40 PM): "Mr. Big comes into town 9 days ago, asking in the corp district and spending lots of dough looking for Mr. Sulpher, especially interested in talking to 'Cicadia'. Then he heads to the Noose and drops off the radar"
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:36:12 PM): Was Cicadia the unaccounted one?
thematrian1 (9/21/04 9:36:40 PM): Yes
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:36:49 PM): "The morons supposedly have a guess where he might be. It's <names a street>.
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:37:16 PM): (Unaccounted one? Did I miss something?)
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:37:43 PM): (We'd nailed all of the insect-named ones but the decker. IIRC we'd deduced who he was)
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:37:48 PM): (Well, there was one missing)
thematrian1 (9/21/04 9:38:01 PM): (Back when you took out the guys attacking Mr. Sulfurous J, you acquired a team roster. There was a guy not present, probably the decker or so you figured at the time)
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:38:06 PM): (Aaah...)
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:38:31 PM): (Speaking of stuff that happened way back, did someone remember to take the fox to the vet this month?)
circlmastr (9/21/04 9:38:51 PM): "So can we go now?"
thematrian1 (9/21/04 9:38:51 PM): (The fox vanished after that run, and you haven't seen him since)
thematrian1 (9/21/04 9:39:03 PM): (His cell phone was destroyed in an explosion, so you have no way to contact him)
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:39:36 PM): (Heh. I'll find a way. :))
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:40:21 PM): "For what it's worth, he seems focused on someone else. On the other hand, who knows what this Cicada person tells him..."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:41:00 PM): "My vote would be to stay and find out what's going on, but I suppose we all have our little... hobbies... so let's get Martha out of there already, or we'll never hear the end of this."
circlmastr (9/21/04 9:41:34 PM): "If you two want to stay and work Mr. Big out, I'll take a semiballistic on my own"
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:41:34 PM): "Let's just make sure we put here somewhere we don't need to save her from again..."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:41:42 PM): (put her)
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:41:43 PM): "As I said, we need to make sure we're not in any danger before we extract Martha."
circlmastr (9/21/04 9:42:01 PM): "Alright then, just drop me at the airport"
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:42:03 PM): "If we do and we get pasted before she gets on her feet, guess who's standing between her and a very angry set of Russians?
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:42:40 PM): Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 2 6 3 3 5
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:43:58 PM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 3 5 6 2 1 6
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:44:02 PM): "We should check in on the Russians even if it wasn't for Martha, just to make sure that bitch didn't set us up with Zephyr on purpose. This whole thing stinks."
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:44:13 PM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 3 4 4 6 5 2
circlmastr (9/21/04 9:44:20 PM): "So are we going to the freeway or the airport?"
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:44:24 PM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 6 4 4 1 6 4
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:44:31 PM): "For all we know, it was the damn Russians trying to tie up the loose ends..."
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:44:46 PM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 3 1 5 5 6 1
circlmastr (9/21/04 9:45:48 PM): "Wherever we're going, let's get going"
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:47:16 PM): "Damn. Do you think you can handle the situation with Martha alone?"
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:47:21 PM): *Obviously torn*
circlmastr (9/21/04 9:47:29 PM): "If I have to"
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:48:09 PM): "Blake, how much do you think we can find out in the next day?"
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:48:19 PM): "How will you make sure Martha isn't being watched if you go on your own?"
circlmastr (9/21/04 9:48:44 PM): "I told her to buy a pre-paid cellphone, the next time she calls I'll have her meet me off-campus.'
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:49:23 PM): "I know the names and hangouts of the organ donors honing in on the bigshot... We could probably easily roll one or two for info. I'm not sure how soon they're planning the 'hit'."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:50:38 PM): "Hmm."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:50:46 PM): *dials Jonah and asks*
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:51:05 PM): (How soon are your ex-buddies planning to go through with their plan)
thematrian1 (9/21/04 9:51:31 PM): "I dunno. Not tonight, probably not tomorrow. They said they had to get some stuff ready."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:52:06 PM): "Thanks. Everything fine, otherwise?"
thematrian1 (9/21/04 9:52:38 PM): "Sure. I ordered some food."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:53:46 PM): "All right. Be careful. I'll be in touch."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:54:07 PM): (God, we're all a bunch of mother hens...)
circlmastr (9/21/04 9:54:22 PM): (At least Shojo has an excuse. When did Blake become a pantywaist?)
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:54:23 PM): "Shoj: we can get you to the airport. We'll check out the situation here, and if we can we'll come after you on the ground. Keep an eye on Martha, but don't do anything unless you have to until we've made sure if we can follow."
thematrian1 (9/21/04 9:54:30 PM): "A'right, thanks"
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:54:43 PM): *hangs up*
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:54:57 PM): *relays the info*
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:54:59 PM): (Er, that was out of sequence)
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:55:05 PM): (Swap that to after he relayed info)
circlmastr (9/21/04 9:55:17 PM): "So get me to the airport."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:55:41 PM): "Any of you know if you can get a hold-out pistol past airport security?"
circlmastr (9/21/04 9:56:10 PM): "Maybe, if you get one of those ceramic pistols with caseless plastic rounds and stick it in a zip-close bag"
circlmastr (9/21/04 9:56:33 PM): *jacks in*
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:56:46 PM): "Nothing quite so good."
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:56:47 PM): *Does so, or rather gets her to someplace very near the airport but not actually inside the security areas. Probably in the rental car areas.*
circlmastr (9/21/04 9:58:00 PM): *leaves her non-personal and illegal gear in the van, gives Alex a kiss and heads out*
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:58:20 PM): (hold on one second)
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:58:21 PM): *Catches her briefly*
thematrian1 (9/21/04 9:58:22 PM): (so...no weapons, right?)
circlmastr (9/21/04 9:58:29 PM): (No weapons)
Umbrafer (9/21/04 9:58:29 PM): "Be careful."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 9:59:01 PM): *quickly calls Edward, and asks if he knows anyone in LA we could go to if we needed 'equipment'*
circlmastr (9/21/04 9:59:07 PM): (She pretty much takes her credsticks, PocSec, and the clothes on her back.)
circlmastr (9/21/04 9:59:13 PM): "I will"
thematrian1 (9/21/04 9:59:57 PM): Edward knows some names, but not a lot about them.
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:00:35 PM): I just need someone you could (reasonably) reliably buy an ordinary gun from.
thematrian1 (9/21/04 10:01:03 PM): He gives you the names, but he knows not-much about how professional they are.
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:01:33 PM): *Gets the info, and passes it on to Shojo.* "In case you get there, and find out you need a weapon..."
circlmastr (9/21/04 10:02:01 PM): *nods* "I can take care of myself, love. Just don't find some other girl while I'm gone" *winks*
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:02:13 PM): "No worries."
Umbrafer (9/21/04 10:02:30 PM): "Wouldn't have time for it even if I wanted to."
circlmastr (9/21/04 10:02:52 PM): *kisses Alex again and heads out*
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:02:56 PM): (Yeah, I know that wasn't directed to me.)
Umbrafer (9/21/04 10:05:03 PM): *Plays "The Parting of the Fellowship"*
Umbrafer (9/21/04 10:07:41 PM): "So where do we start?"
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:08:52 PM): "I have an area in the Noose they think he disappeared in... We could start there. Or, more conventionally, try to go to our sources..."
Umbrafer (9/21/04 10:09:11 PM): "Sources first, I think. Let's try not to get to the blowing things up part just yet.
Umbrafer (9/21/04 10:09:12 PM): "
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:09:53 PM): "And I think trying to find the guy to sell him information about Mr. Sulphur would be a bit unprofessional and somewhat... risky."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:10:13 PM): "Although I'm sure it'd get his attention fast..."
Umbrafer (9/21/04 10:10:29 PM): "Yes, yes it would."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:10:38 PM): "Well, let's make some phone calls..."
Umbrafer (9/21/04 10:12:31 PM): "I'm not sure I've got anyone who would know this kind of thing that I trust..."
Umbrafer (9/21/04 10:14:34 PM): What time of day is it?
thematrian1 (9/21/04 10:15:25 PM): 2
thematrian1 (9/21/04 10:15:30 PM): in the afternoon
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:16:03 PM): "What do you think about going back to the place we met the old guy the first time? See if anyone's been nosing about over there..."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:16:26 PM): "They knew him well enough to serve that sludge he drank..."
Umbrafer (9/21/04 10:16:36 PM): "I'd be up for that..."
Umbrafer (9/21/04 10:18:30 PM): "I got some new toys that should help, by the way."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:18:34 PM): "Well, let me call a couple of people I do trust, and let's try that out."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:18:41 PM): "What kind?"
Umbrafer (9/21/04 10:19:23 PM): "A new blimp. Straight from Saeder-Krupp, one of the best surveillance drones on the non-military market. And this." *Holds up something that looks for all the world like the Kimji that got missiled last run*
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:19:39 PM): *calls Ed and Dr. Jeremy to see if they heard anything about this big-shot running around town*
Umbrafer (9/21/04 10:19:55 PM): *Turns on the spotlight aimed at the dashboard, then turns it off and turns on the infrared spotlight, then turns that off as well*
Umbrafer (9/21/04 10:20:08 PM): "Should help next time you're in need of light to shoot by.".
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:20:15 PM): "Looks like the old one... Ah."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:20:21 PM): "Interesting."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:20:29 PM): (How big is it, BTW?)
thematrian1 (9/21/04 10:20:42 PM): Ed's got nothing. Dr. J heard that some people got torn up messing with some outsider, but the details were shaky and it may well be unrelated.
Umbrafer (9/21/04 10:21:24 PM): (Not very. The body is probably the size of a smallish fist, and the helicopter ears are pretty small themselves)
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:22:09 PM): Hmm. *Calls Samantha, just to be thorough, and Darren Wake, to see if the ex-cop heard anything (being very careful NOT to imply any connection between us and the mess)*
thematrian1 (9/21/04 10:22:37 PM): Neither has anything.
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:23:00 PM): "Well, I'm getting nothing the subtle way..."
Umbrafer (9/21/04 10:23:57 PM): "Time to start blowing things up?"
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:24:15 PM): "Hopefully, it won't come to that..."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:25:19 PM): "Let's hit that bar we met our first Mr.J at, and see where to go from there? The gangers might be a good next step - purely in terms of surveillance, for now..."
Umbrafer (9/21/04 10:25:21 PM): (What gear do you have on you?)
Umbrafer (9/21/04 10:25:28 PM): "Sounds good."
Umbrafer (9/21/04 10:26:20 PM): *Drives over thataways, keeping an eye out for gangers beating each other up in the alleys*
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:26:48 PM): (Um... Full armor (even brough my rapid transit helmet this time - in the bag), normal and silenced guns, one assault rifle with a scope, another with a grenade launcher, normal grenades, the usual electronics stuff...)
circlmastr (9/21/04 10:27:02 PM): (*Invents "Punchbuggy ganger", where if you pass a ganger you call out the gang colors he's wearing and punch the person next to you in the arm*)
Umbrafer (9/21/04 10:27:18 PM): (Ah, I wasn't sure if that was a list of stuff you bought or the stuff you had with you)
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:29:12 PM): (Heh... I'm sure Alex will be thrilled to hear about that game.)
Umbrafer (9/21/04 10:29:33 PM): (I'd spot the gangers eight blocks away via sensors.)
circlmastr (9/21/04 10:29:36 PM): ("Punchbuggy Ancient!" *thwack*)
Umbrafer (9/21/04 10:29:47 PM): (Either that or just jack out to find my arm mysteriously bruised)
circlmastr (9/21/04 10:29:49 PM): (Yeah but your RAS Override means you can't punch me)
Umbrafer (9/21/04 10:30:05 PM): (That's what jacking out momentarily is for :) )
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:30:17 PM): (She can ram you with one of the smaller drones. Or have the spider pinch.)
Umbrafer (9/21/04 10:32:56 PM): Any happenings on the way?
thematrian1 (9/21/04 10:33:00 PM): None
Umbrafer (9/21/04 10:33:54 PM): *Pulls up nearby, hands Blake the spider, deploys the kimji out to someplace discreet*
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:35:01 PM): *Puts on the helmet, loads the AK.*
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:35:27 PM): Well, maybe not.
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:36:00 PM): *Takes a loaded Predator along, puts the spider in his pocket, and gets out of the car.*
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:36:08 PM): *Looks around.*
thematrian1 (9/21/04 10:36:30 PM): The street is deserted. This area isn't actively trashed, merely run-down, and one of the streetlights even works
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:36:52 PM): *Goes into the bar.*
thematrian1 (9/21/04 10:37:59 PM): It's afternoon, so the only occupant is the bartender, same guy you remember from last time.
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:38:49 PM): *Goes up to the bar, grabs a seat.*
thematrian1 (9/21/04 10:39:18 PM): "What can I get you?"
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:39:25 PM): "Not much of a happy hour around here, is there?"
Umbrafer (9/21/04 10:39:30 PM): Kimji's taking a position under the eaves of the bar and watching the entrance. Concealment is more important than a good angle.
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:39:34 PM): "Beer."
thematrian1 (9/21/04 10:39:52 PM): "Things don't get happy 'till evening."
thematrian1 (9/21/04 10:40:36 PM): He hands you the beer, and quotes a price.
circlmastr (9/21/04 10:40:50 PM): CirclMastr rolled 7 6-sided dice: 5 1 4 6 2 5 1
circlmastr (9/21/04 10:40:52 PM): CirclMastr rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:41:02 PM): "Anything interesting happening lately? Haven't been in this place a while."
thematrian1 (9/21/04 10:42:32 PM): "I should say so."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:42:52 PM): *raises an eyebrow*
Umbrafer (9/21/04 10:43:14 PM): Setting the Kimji to record to the deck, and then staying jumped into the Spider except for occasional trips around.
thematrian1 (9/21/04 10:43:15 PM): ::defensively:: "This is a quiet kind of place."
thematrian1 (9/21/04 10:43:24 PM): "We don't look for trouble, we don't ask questions."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:44:58 PM): "Hey, I sincerely hope it stays that way." *he says neutrally*
Umbrafer (9/21/04 10:45:22 PM): (He's waiting for you to put a gun to his head, I think)
thematrian1 (9/21/04 10:45:49 PM): "Good. Enjoy your beer." He backs away from your a bit.
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:45:50 PM): (Ah, how to make this plausible...)
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:46:16 PM): "I am looking for a few people, though..."
thematrian1 (9/21/04 10:46:59 PM): No response.
circlmastr (9/21/04 10:47:25 PM): (Flash some cred, duh)
Umbrafer (9/21/04 10:47:36 PM): (Remember, Greedo never shoots first!)
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:48:21 PM): "A few punks have been poking their noses into my employer's business... And ended up hurting over it. Dropping names."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:49:04 PM): "And I end up stuck checking this bullshit out, because some suit out of town got nervours."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:49:11 PM): (nervous)
thematrian1 (9/21/04 10:49:26 PM): "I told you, this is a peaceful place."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:49:34 PM): "So you see, we both would like me to get out of here as quickly as possible..."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:50:07 PM): "Hey, I believe you."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:51:24 PM): "Which is why I'm willing to pay for information, instead of putting this place down as "suspicious behavior", all on the say-so of some street trash..."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:51:44 PM): (remove "place" from that sentence...)
thematrian1 (9/21/04 10:52:21 PM): ::hard swallow:: "What do you want to know?"
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:53:50 PM): "Some junior assholes have gotten mixed up in an investigation someone is spending a lot of money on. They were going where they shouldn't have, asking questions about a man... A man with a very peculiar taste in drinks."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:53:58 PM): "Fucking things up for professionals."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:54:38 PM): "Word came down from up top they were working for someone in this area, and here I am, at two in the afternoon."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:54:55 PM): "With sun still up in the sky."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:55:02 PM): "Drinking beer by myself."
circlmastr (9/21/04 10:55:07 PM): CirclMastr rolled 7 6-sided dice: 6 6 4 2 5 4 4
circlmastr (9/21/04 10:55:09 PM): CirclMastr rolled 2 6-sided dice: 6 4
circlmastr (9/21/04 10:55:11 PM): CirclMastr rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
Umbrafer (9/21/04 10:55:20 PM): (You should've been a beat cop ;) )
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:55:51 PM): (What do you mean? :P)
thematrian1 (9/21/04 10:56:30 PM): ::another hard swallow:: "Peculiar taste in drinks...the kind that nothing living can drink and survive?"
Umbrafer (9/21/04 10:57:22 PM): *Recording*
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:57:35 PM): "That'd be it, yes."
thematrian1 (9/21/04 10:58:16 PM): "No one's come here. No one...else...knows that he comes here."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 10:59:40 PM): "And has he been here?"
thematrian1 (9/21/04 11:00:40 PM): "Once"
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:01:04 PM): "It would be in your best interest to make sure whoever is looking for him, comes across him... somehwere else."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:01:14 PM): "When was that?"
thematrian1 (9/21/04 11:02:31 PM): "Two weeks, I think. Maybe a day or two less."
Umbrafer (9/21/04 11:02:47 PM): How long is that after we parted ways?
thematrian1 (9/21/04 11:03:12 PM): ~3
thematrian1 (9/21/04 11:03:16 PM): Not long at all
thematrian1 (9/21/04 11:03:19 PM): ~3 days, that is
Umbrafer (9/21/04 11:03:20 PM): (Hm. What if the J's a bug, a bad good merge if that makes any sense, and the guys who were after him were UCAS bughunters who were, for some twisted reason, code-named after the things they were sent to kill? Guess we'll find out.)
Umbrafer (9/21/04 11:03:33 PM): Interesting. So he left town and then came right back.
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:04:03 PM): "Did he say anything that'd give some very interested people a reason NOT to look for him here? I'm trying to give you every chance here..."
thematrian1 (9/21/04 11:04:38 PM): ::shrug:: "He only ever comes here to meet with people like you. They know how to be silent."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:05:52 PM): "They do... but somehow the word has gotten out onto the street."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:06:07 PM): *fixes his coat*
thematrian1 (9/21/04 11:06:10 PM): ::pales maybe a tiny bit:: "About this place?"
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:07:52 PM): "Well... That's a bit of exaggeration. The people doing the talking, aren't, anymore. Typical institutional overreaction, if you ask me." *smiles*
thematrian1 (9/21/04 11:08:07 PM): ::pales a tiny bit more::
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:08:10 PM): (of an exaggeration)
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:09:45 PM): (Is he going to say something, or is he just pale and silent?)
Umbrafer (9/21/04 11:10:04 PM): (He's got slow-acting Ruthenium!)
thematrian1 (9/21/04 11:10:21 PM): He doesn't say anything.
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:10:54 PM): "All right, in that case..." *reaches into his coat*
thematrian1 (9/21/04 11:11:18 PM): "What do you want from me?"
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:12:33 PM): *and comes out with a credstick* "I was going to pay for my drink, but if there's something you feel you should say, please, do so."
thematrian1 (9/21/04 11:13:17 PM): "I don't know. No one's been by, I mean it. He just showed up, met with some people, and left."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:16:03 PM): (Sorry, technical difficulties...)
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:17:38 PM): "What kind of people?" *gives the credstick a tiny wave*
Umbrafer (9/21/04 11:18:03 PM): (Still no activity in the area?)
thematrian1 (9/21/04 11:18:15 PM): "Pros. Three of 'em. Samurai, maybe."
thematrian1 (9/21/04 11:18:18 PM): (Quiet as a tomb)
circlmastr (9/21/04 11:19:52 PM): CirclMastr rolled 7 6-sided dice: 5 5 6 1 3 6 6
circlmastr (9/21/04 11:19:54 PM): CirclMastr rolled 3 6-sided dice: 6 3 2
circlmastr (9/21/04 11:19:55 PM): CirclMastr rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:20:06 PM): "Human? Meta? Heavy on the chrome?"
thematrian1 (9/21/04 11:20:29 PM): "Ork, Human, Human. Reflexes, other than that not a lot."
thematrian1 (9/21/04 11:22:01 PM): (In ten minutes I'll be afk briefly)
Umbrafer (9/21/04 11:22:10 PM): (*Nods*)
thematrian1 (9/21/04 11:22:25 PM): "But they were serious."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:23:05 PM): "You can allways tell by those little signs, eh? So twitchy, you hardly know what they'll do next." *hand with credstick makes a sudden little move that stops right after it starts*
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:23:23 PM): "I don't suppose any names were mentioned, or overheard?"
thematrian1 (9/21/04 11:23:32 PM): "No names."
thematrian1 (9/21/04 11:23:46 PM): "I don't ask questions."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:23:58 PM): "That's a fine policy."
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:24:33 PM): (What would be a respectable bribe for this sort of grilling? This being a pretty crappy area, and all...?)
thematrian1 (9/21/04 11:24:48 PM): (50k, perhaps)
thematrian1 (9/21/04 11:24:49 PM): (er
thematrian1 (9/21/04 11:24:51 PM): (50
thematrian1 (9/21/04 11:25:04 PM): (I swear I don't know where that spare letter came from)
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:25:07 PM): (50 nuyen?)
thematrian1 (9/21/04 11:25:12 PM): (yeah)
Umbrafer (9/21/04 11:25:15 PM): (Subconscious getting greedy? ;) )
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:26:07 PM): "I hope I and the people I represent can continue to count on your discretion,"
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:26:38 PM): *Pays the guy 100 nuyen, snaps the credstick smoothly back into an inner pocket, and gets up.*
thematrian1 (9/21/04 11:26:51 PM): "Always"
Umbrafer (9/21/04 11:27:19 PM): Still no one around?
thematrian1 (9/21/04 11:27:27 PM): nope
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:28:31 PM): "I'll count on it." *heads out*
Umbrafer (9/21/04 11:28:54 PM): As Blake gets outside and a bit away from the bar, the Kimji flutters down to come to rest on his shoulder.
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:29:04 PM): Ok...
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:29:34 PM): *heads to the van unless something else happens*
thematrian1 (9/21/04 11:31:08 PM): Nothing does
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:31:54 PM): *Gets in, divests himself of the drone menagerie*
thematrian1 (9/21/04 11:33:06 PM): (ok, feel free to plot amongst yourselves, I need to go move heavy things from one place to another)
Umbrafer (9/21/04 11:33:22 PM): *Nods*
Umbrafer (9/21/04 11:33:45 PM): So where do we stand.
Umbrafer (9/21/04 11:33:52 PM): Any idea of our next move?
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:34:20 PM): Well, we know he's hired more muscle, which is worth something, I guess...
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:34:41 PM): But nothing on our real target.
Umbrafer (9/21/04 11:34:52 PM): Indeed
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:35:28 PM): And I didn't want to make sure the guy was telling the truth, because the one way I have of doing that is anything but subtle...
Umbrafer (9/21/04 11:36:00 PM): Much the same for the rest of us. I need to get better at negotiations.
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:36:05 PM): I think it's time to try to track down the ganger scum planning this hit... They obviously must know something about it.
Umbrafer (9/21/04 11:36:40 PM): Indeed
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:37:10 PM): (I can't help but think all that RP could have probably been bypassed with a quick-draw of the gun and a couple of direct questions... :))
Umbrafer (9/21/04 11:37:41 PM): But then he'd be more likely to try to make sure we're not around to threaten him again
Umbrafer (9/21/04 11:38:03 PM): If he's survived this long as owner of a shadow-bar, he's probably dealt with at least one other frag-up
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:38:14 PM): (Well, yeah... And it was fun. For me at least.)
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:41:40 PM): Tum-de-dum...
thematrian1 (9/21/04 11:41:48 PM): I return
Umbrafer (9/21/04 11:41:52 PM): Wb
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:41:55 PM): Hey.
Umbrafer (9/21/04 11:41:57 PM): How did the heavy objects go?
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:42:34 PM): I was about to say I'm really kind of tired, and would this be a good breaking point (since presumably assaulting gangers will take some time...)
thematrian1 (9/21/04 11:42:37 PM): They turned out to be scrap metal in plastic garbage bags
thematrian1 (9/21/04 11:42:47 PM): Which worked about as well as it sounds like
thematrian1 (9/21/04 11:42:55 PM): But yeah, this is a nice clean break-point
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:42:57 PM): That sounds like asking for scrap metal all over the place...
thematrian1 (9/21/04 11:43:26 PM): More "in me" than "all over the place", but yeah
thematrian1 (9/21/04 11:43:33 PM): thank God for cardboard boxes
Umbrafer (9/21/04 11:43:37 PM): Heh
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:44:03 PM): Be thankful you never had to empty a garbage can in 100 degree weather on a back landing shared by two families, each with a baby in diapers.
Umbrafer (9/21/04 11:44:13 PM): Ew.
thematrian1 (9/21/04 11:44:31 PM): yeah, I think I'll be thankful for that
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:45:00 PM): All right... So, Thursday?
thematrian1 (9/21/04 11:45:06 PM): Thursday
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:45:07 PM): And a note for next week...
thematrian1 (9/21/04 11:45:10 PM): ?
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:45:12 PM): I won't be around.
Umbrafer (9/21/04 11:45:14 PM): Sounds fine and dandy
thematrian1 (9/21/04 11:45:16 PM): frown
Umbrafer (9/21/04 11:45:16 PM): Hm.
Umbrafer (9/21/04 11:45:21 PM): Bah.
thematrian1 (9/21/04 11:45:26 PM): Well, they'll have to put off the killing, then
circlmastr (9/21/04 11:45:33 PM): =/
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:45:34 PM): Getting vacation time, and taking a little trip.
thematrian1 (9/21/04 11:45:50 PM): Cool. Where are you headed?
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:45:52 PM): I have two weeks off, but I should be back a week from this Sunday.
Umbrafer (9/21/04 11:45:57 PM): Ah, good stuff. *Had failed to connect "vacation time" with "not being here"
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:46:38 PM): Basically, heading down from NYC to DC, doing military / aviation points of interest along the way.
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:47:32 PM): Nothing too exotic...
Umbrafer (9/21/04 11:47:56 PM): Have fun with that, and don't get detained by any three-letter agencies.
thematrian1 (9/21/04 11:47:57 PM): Heh. Have fun, then.
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:48:40 PM): I'm thinking more along the lines of museums, not sneaking onto SAC bases, but I'll be careful anyway. :)
Umbrafer (9/21/04 11:49:06 PM): (Incidentally, karma pool refreshed since last run?)
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:49:12 PM): Goodnight.
circlmastr (9/21/04 11:49:14 PM): Hey, what has SR taught you if you can't sneak onto an SAC base?
thematrian1 (9/21/04 11:49:16 PM): Good night.
thematrian1 (9/21/04 11:49:22 PM): Yep, karma pool refreshes
Umbrafer (9/21/04 11:49:24 PM): Sleep well, all.
circlmastr (9/21/04 11:49:30 PM): G'night
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:49:39 PM): (Taught me it helps to have combat and karma pools ;))
milesmk1 (9/21/04 11:50:18 PM): And I'll be around on Thursday, anyway. Later.
circlmastr (9/21/04 11:50:23 PM): Night
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thematrian1 (9/21/04 11:50:58 PM): so, yeah, the party is some fragmented
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